The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-13
VICINITY Items.

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| Salem, Ill.,. has musical rooster tha,
plays the piano for himself, when no one
else will do 30 His breed should be care.
fully ex,inguised.
The street phrase " Let 'er go, Gallagher,
is said to have originated in St Louis. II
hat be 80 The city by the creek can aid an
amendment and exclaim in It's most aggra
vating Missouri tone, "Ah there, Chicago
Lei 'er go, McGarigle."
Miss Jennie Batten. Of Ottawa. returned
yesterday after a weeks visit with her aunt
Mrs. G. F. Coutant. Id Sale Repubhcn.
The Wenons city council have become
aroused to the question Of fire protection and
have advertised for bids for the construction
of wafer works.
The full list Of post Offices in which the
free delivery system is TO he insugurated
sept LIST is; Colorado Springs. Cal Huron
Dakota, Streator and Sterling. H.. Oska
loosa Iowa; Newton, Kansas: Flint and Port
Huron, Mich saltwater, Mimi; Hastings
Neb.; Seattle, Washington Ty; Sheboygan
Wis; Cheyenne. Wy. 1y.-Erchange.
A thirsty Pontiac editor utters the follow
ing palmetto lamentatlOn:
Water has microbes. milk has tyrOtoxicon
coffee has liver complaint, tea has brain dis
case. beer has kidney troubles and whisky
has snakes. Great Caesar, what is to become
of IA this hot weather!
We give it up.
Mr. Ballinger. publisher Of the Kankake e
Chicf, has sold that paper to Mr.. Doolittle,
publisher Of the Cha,swOrth UeraM for
$1,000
The Salvation army at Aurora has taken
to giving ice cream socials to draw the
crowd, and then closing the doors and be.
ginning to preach.
Slreators free delivery goes into effect
Sept. LIST They begin with thirty boxes and
four carriers.
The sons Of Veterans organized n Camp NJ
Peru on last Monday evening, with tie I'll
lowing officers: W L Nelns. Capt: Giln,rt
Xacher, First Lieutenant; Herman SireiN"r
second Lieutenant. and Adolp Eoss, Qu,r.
ter Master. Col. McCrillis, of Chicago, i,cX
pected there in a few days to muster III
the Camp.
Mendoza is still agla,ng The water work IS
qnesti n She has now some three or four
committees to work and ought to succeed in
getting water or something
Work has commenced on the Santa Fe
buildings nt Chillicothe. The depot will be
2lxl35, with platform APO feet long There
are - switches to he laid in the vicinity OF
depot and shops.-Henry Republican,.
A l2-year old boy killed two large rat
tlesnakes near the village of Utica last Sun,
| luu Tho lurrnr t,p /. l., me-
and foot in circumference in the largest
part, and had ten rattles, the smaller one
about the same length and had six rattles.
Z. Fischer, C. Ruedy, }. Kohl, X. Wite
and f Wieschendorf with their good wives
made pleasure trip to Deer Park last
Wednesday, They were met there by Recor-
der Arnold and other parties from Ottawa
and succeeded in having good time. They
returned in the evening just in time to es,
cape the thunderstorm. --WeHd0td Reporter.
A La Sale editor recently averred that
large numbers Of persons in that city, both
adults, and children were suffering from
cholera infantum.-Erchauge
We always wondered what allied Jack Red.
dick. We now think it was cholera nfdntum.
The saloons of Chicago, if gathered togeth.
err on one street. would make line of eight
| cen solid miles.
Mrs. Willis Motlett. of Tonica, entertained
tea party of elderly ladies one evening last
week. There were ten Of them, and their
age averaged - years. As an indication of
vigorous old age we may add that their aver.
age weight was l42 pounds each.-7onca
NeWs.
a., Cab -, 10 L.:
an alarming rate. At Peoria and Pekin they
ARE floating on the water in such numbers
that they have to be carted away and buried
Low water and two much drainage are at,
trlbuted causes
The new depot at Mendoza is to be com
menced soon. 1t is to cost $50 COO The
ground is now cleared and ready for the
work to begin.